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(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Friday’s National Basketball Association games: – – – Warriors 89, Cavaliers 83 Stephen Curry converted a pair of driving hoops in the final 80 seconds, lifting the Golden State Warriors to an 89-83 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Christmas Day rematch of the NBA Finals.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies Women’s star Deandra Dottin experienced mixed fortunes on her debut in the Women’s Big Bash here Boxing Day, as her Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars by six wickets.

(Reuters) – Martin Guptill became the highest run scorer in one-day internationalcricket this year as he guided New Zealand to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first game of their five match series yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Louis van Gaal hinted he could vacate the Manchester United hot seat after Stoke City swatted aside his timid team 2-0 yesterday.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies limited overs opener Lendl Simmons scored a first ball ‘duck’ as his Brisbane Heat went down to Perth Scorchers by nine wickets in the Big Bash League here Boxing Day.

MONTEVIDEO, (Reuters) – Former head of South America’s CONMEBOL soccer body Eugenio Figueredo has admitted he received bribes from television firms in exchange for maintaining media rights, a lawyer involved in the case in Uruguay said yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns rewarded the Australian selectors’ faith with a pair of sparkling centuries as the hosts dominated a limp West Indies attack on the opening day of the second test on Saturday.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Beleaguered West Indies will face the ultimate challenge in order to stay alive in the series when they face a supremely confident Australia in the historic Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

(WICB) St. John’s, ANTIGUA – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President, Dave Cameron on Wednesday confirmed that following discussions with BCCI President, Shashank Manohar, that the West Indies will host India in the Caribbean in 2016.

(WICB) St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), following its board of directors meeting in St.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Barbados all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite could make his long awaited Test debut on Boxing Day.

Campbellville giant Sunburst Camptown downed arch-rival and Kitty-based unit Northern Rangers 2-0 to seal a quarterfinal berth when the 5th Annual Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Championship continued on Wednesday.

An errant signal by the fourth official led to the Beacons and Flamingo matchup being marred as the former prevailed 4-2 on penalty kicks when the 5th annual GFA/Banks Beer Knockout Championship continued on Wednesday.

Den Amstel and Mahaica Determinators secured quarterfinal berths in the 2nd Annual Stag Beer Super XVI Knockout Championship, downing Agricola Red Triangle and Kuru-Kururu Warriors respectively on Wednesday at the Den Amstel ground.

(The Sports Xchange) – Kevin Love had 23 points and 13 rebounds and forward LeBron James added 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 91-84 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Manchester United players are right behind under-fire manager Louis Van Gaal and are determined to get their season back on track, captain Wayne Rooney said.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – There is sufficient depth in England’s bowling department to make up for the absence of their record wicket taker James Anderson in the Boxing Day test against South Africa, Stuart Broad said yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Presented with the five names of those ahead of him on the NBA career scoring list after passing a major personal milestone, Dirk Nowitzki responded as if it was music to his ears “That sounds pretty good,” the German told reporters.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sweden’s Robin Soderling, the player best-known for being the first man to beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open, has retired from professional tennis because of a long-running illness.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has praised captain Jason Holder for the way he has handled the constant pressure on the ongoing three-Test tour against Australia.